tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 29 12:05:23 2002
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Re: file "server"
- From: willm@cstone.net
- Subject: Re: file "server"
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 16:05:20 GMT
> how about [ghomHa'moHwI'] ('disperser') for "(file) server"?
> or [vI'Ha'moHwI'] ('dis-accumulator'?)?
>
> lay'tel SIvten
All these terms function only when you already have a lot of context. You might
want to be more specific, like {ta polmeH De'wI'} or {jabbI'ID lI'meH De'wI'}.
A {ghomHa'moHwI'} could be a volunteer at a food bank, or could be a security
officer who enforces curfews when groups of people are banned. A {vI'Ha'moHwI'}
could be a robber (who causes you to unaccumulate your money) or someone who
helps rich people decide what charities to give to.
You do cause me to wonder, though. If {vI'} means "accumulate" and {boS}
means "collect", then are those things that gather into a pile the subjects or
objects of these verbs? Is it the same for both or different?
Any usage clues from canon, voragh?
Will